DEPARTMENT 7 - LIVESTOCK GENERAL LIVESTOCK RULES
All participants must follow Ohio Department of Agriculture Exhibition Rules. http://codes.ohio.gove/oac/901-19 ALL 4-H AND FFA MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE IN LIVESTOCK SKILLATHON FOR THEIR ANIMAL PROJECT PRIOR TO THE FAIR. MEMBERS ARE NOTIFIED OF THIS SCHEDULE. All Junior Fair Livestock must be in the possession of the exhibitor by each department’s deadline date. All market animals must be born on , or after Jan. 1, 2021 with the exception of market steersThe animal’s housing location must be declared on each of the respective registration forms. Animals must be under the care of the member and can only be housed on the family’s property. “Family” means the immediate family of an exhibitor, including but not limited to the exhibitor’s parent, step-parent, foster parent, grandparent, step grandparent, foster grandparent, brother, sister, step-brother, step-sister, half-brother, half-sister, son, daughter, step-son, stepdaughter, or guardian. If a member is unable to keep their project animal on their property and do not have a “family” member that can keep their project animal, the member must complete a Housing Exception Form to be filled out and returned with the registration form. Each form will be considered by the Junior Fair Livestock Committee for approval. After each department’s registration deadline date, random spot checks will be made by Senior Fair Board members and Junior Fair Livestock Committee members to assure that animals are tagged properly. Anyone knowingly switching or replacing animals after the possession date will be disqualified from showing or selling at the Belmont County Junior Fair during the current year. These random spot checks may occur until time of fair. ALL MARKET LIVESTOCK AND LACTATING DAIRY CATTLE AND DAIRY GOATS ANIMAL EXHIBITORS MUST ATTEND A QUALITY ASSURANCE TRAINING SESSION TO BE ELIGIBLE TO EXHIBIT AND SELL AT THE BELMONT COUNTY FAIR. ALL BELMONT COUNTY YOUTH MUST HAVE LIVESTOCK QUALITY ASSURANCE CERTIFICATION BY JULY 1, 2021. ALL YOUTH EXHIBITING A MARKET OR LACTATING DAIRY CATTLE AND DAIRY GOAT ANIMAL MUST COMPLETE A DRUG USE NOTIFICATION FORM IN ORDER TO EXHIBIT AND SELL AT THE BELMONT COUNTY FAIR. THESE FORMS ARE TO BE TURNED IN AT THE WEIGH-INS ON TUESDAY OF THE FAIR.
Outstanding Project Knowledge Awards (OPK) Provided by Mehlman Trucking
* Only youth who attend regular scheduled Livestock Skillathon are eligible for OPK. * All members receiving a perfect score will be awarded OPK. * The top 10% of total number of youth in specie area will receive an OPK. * Jr. and Sr. categories will be used for scoring purposes in all species except swine which also has an intermediate category. * Awards will be announced during each Junior Fair specie show. *ALL LIVESTOCK EXHIBITORS ARE REQUIRED TO BRING AN UP-TODATE PROJECT BOOK, RECORDS INCLUDING A ONE PAGE REPORT TELLING WHAT YOU HAVE DONE AND LEARNED THROUGH YOUR PROJECT TO LIVESTOCK SKILLATHON.
Grooming All clipping, grooming, and shearing must be done prior to animals arrival at the fairgrounds. No artificial color, adhesive, enhancers, etc. may be used in preparing market animals for the fair. Market animals should be washed and brushed only. NO Sleeves, Blankets, Ice packs Ice, Wet towels and Drenching is permitted. If anyone is found guilty of this offense, he/she will be penalized by being ineligible to show (including showmanship) and sell that species of animal the present year and will be ineligible to bring any animal to the fair the following year. 4-H/FFA members preparing for Breeding Classes will not be restricted from grooming or clipping their animals. It is required that the member be present and actively participating in preparing project animal(s) they are going to show. For clarification, see specifics rules that pertain to your species. Per Fair weigh-in tag in – Youth may register up to 4 animals during pre-fair
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Weigh in tag in – youth may weigh, tag in 1 additional animal as a Family Animal, to be used by any family member Fair weigh-In EID (electronic identification) Tag are to remain on animal. Youth is responsible for removal of all tags except EID, Federal tags and fair tags. If an animal is weighed and it does not make weight:
*Animal is taken off scale. * Zero scale. *No feed or water can be given to the animal. *Animal must not leave area (DOES NOT go back to barn or trailer) *Animal can then be weighed again-ONE TIME ONLY. Animals not making weight will be disqualified from showing in any market classes. All underweight animals may have the option to stay at the fair. If they stay at the fair, they must be shown in the showmanship classes, but they may not sell at the Junior Fair Livestock Sale, and must remain on the fairgrounds until specified release times (see Rule #5).
The Belmont Co. Agricultural Society (Senior Fairboard Directors) voted at the Feb. 2020 board meeting to ban the use of Ractopamine in all market hog projects at the Belmont Co. Fair from birth to slaughter. Several packers are testing for and rejecting market hogs that have been fed Ractopamine. The Fair Board Directors will be equiring all market hog exhibitors, and their parent/guardian, to sign an affidavit stating that the hog (s) exhibited/sold have never been exposed to Ractopamine. Affidavits will be turned in with DUNF forms. Belmont Co. Fair Board reserves the right to test hogs, feed, or equipment for traces of Ractopamine residual. See Fact Sheets for additional information.
FOR 4-H & FFA MEMBERS
1. All Junior Fair livestock may also be entered in their respective open classes, if applicable. Open class entry form, must be sent to Becky Selmon, P.O. Box 704, St. Clairsville, OH 43950 – Secretary of the Senior Fair Board. Regular entry fees will be charged. 2. All Junior Fair livestock must be registered Livestock Skillathon and no later than 4:30 p.m., August 20, 2021 on forms available from the Ohio State University Extension Office. 3. Regularly enrolled members of Belmont Co. 4-H clubs, organized and conducted under the supervision of the Ohio State University Extension and Belmont Co. FFA members are eligible to exhibit in this department. A member must not have passed his/ her 19th birthday on January 1, of the current year to be eligible. If individual livestock entries are submitted by the end of the fair entry grace period, members will not lose individual livestock premiums. 4. All Junior Fair Market Animals, excluding rabbits and poultry, must be in place by Tuesday, September 7 by 8:00 a.m. All other Junior Fair Animal Exhibits must be in place by 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 7. 5. Livestock sold at auction that are being hauled by the livestock sale committee may leave the grounds from 5pm Fri. Sept. 10 thru 10 am Sat. Sept. 11. ALL LIVESTOCK GOING THROUGH THE LIVESTOCK SALE MUST LET THE SALE COMMITTEE KNOW OF THIER ANIMALS BEING SOLD BY THE CONCLUSION OF THE SWINE SHOW. ANIMALS WILL NOT GO THROUGH SALE IF PARTICIPANT DOES NOT LET THE SALE COMMITTEE KNOW BY THE COMPLETION OF THE SWINE SHOW. Other livestock sold at the auction and being hauled privately may leave the grounds immediately after the completion of the sale and letting Ed Campbell, Mark Stephens, or Leroy Carpenter know of the removal. Any animals not removed from the grounds during that time frame, must follow other animal release times which are as follows: All livestock that are over or under weight requirements, must leave the grounds immediately following weigh-in, unless participating in showmanship. After showmanship, the under or overweight animal(s) must leave the grounds immediately following the species show. All other livestock not selling in the livestock auction, are permitted to leave the grounds following their species show. Any violation of the above, will result in the individual forfeiting his/her project premium and exclusion from exhibiting in Junior Fair the following year. Exhibitors are responsible for hauling animals donated back to them. Special
